DC Production Support · Director of Photography

Need a second shooter, extra crew member, or someone to BTS?One Call Away!

DP & second shooter for hire by videographers and production companies across DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland — arriving fully self-contained.

Currently booking · DC · NoVA · MD

Meet your second shooter

Brendan McDonough
Production Services

Interviews • Events • Multi-Cam • Corporate Shoots

DC-based DP and second shooter for hire by videographers and production companies. I show up with a full Sony cinema kit, lighting, wireless monitoring, and a teleprompter — ready to slot into your crew and match your workflow.

Sony FX6 / FX3 / A7SIII / A7VCinema camera package
Full G Master set16mm through 200mm
Owner-operatorInsured & self-contained
Brendan McDonough with two camera rigs on the National Mall, U.S. Capitol behind him

Meet Brendan

60-Second Intro

Who I am, how I work, and what to expect when I show up on set — straight from me.

Work Samples

Portfolio Reel — 2024–2025

Interviews, live events, multi-cam setups, and corporate work shot across the DMV over the past two years.

Equipment

The Kit That Comes With Me

Everything below is owned, maintained, and shows up in one production cart — no rental-house delays.

Cameras

Sony A7SIII and A7V camera bodies
  • Sony FX6
  • Sony FX3
  • Sony A7SIII
  • Sony A7V

Lenses

Sony G Master prime and zoom lens lineup
  • Sony 16mm f/1.8 G
  • Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM
  • Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM
  • Sony 50mm f/1.4 GM
  • Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM
  • Sony 24–70mm f/2.8 GM II
  • Sony 70–200mm f/2.8 GM II
  • Link: G Master lenses

Lights & Diffusion

Three parabolic softboxes rigged with Nanlux and Amaran fixtures
  • Amaran 300c
  • Aputure MC Pro RGBWW LED
  • Nanlux Halo 600x
  • Nanlux Halo 100x
  • (2) Heavy-duty EMART 10.5" stands
  • (2) Aputure Light Dome III
  • Aputure Light Dome Mini III
  • Neewer 35" / 90cm Lantern Softbox

Monitors & Wireless

Directors monitors with wireless receivers on the cart

Audio

Location sound kit: Sennheiser shotgun and hypercardioid mics, wireless lavs, Zoom recorders
  • Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun
  • (2) Sennheiser MKH 50 hypercardioids
  • Rode shotgun + blimp wind protection
  • Sennheiser wireless lav kits
  • Zoom F8n Pro multitrack recorder
  • Zoom F3 field recorder

Support, Movement & Grip

SmallRig 36-inch production cart
  • DJI RS4 Pro Gimbal
  • SmallRig FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty (Pro 8)
  • SmallRig AD-100
  • (2) SmallRig "Potato Jet" Lightweight Tripods
  • SmallRig 36" Production Cart
  • Teleprompter + 12.9" iPad

Behind the Scenes

How I Run My Setup

Short walkthroughs of how the gear actually gets used on set.

How I use my teleprompter

Rollers & SmallRig tripods

Wireless transmitters in action

Rates

Rates vary by project — reach out for a quote

Half-day, full-day, gear-included, or camera-op only. Tell me the shoot date, location, and what you need covered, and I'll send a quote back quickly.

Request a Quote

Contact

Let's Get You Covered

Booking second-shooter and DP work across DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland.